www.scene4.com

A Brief Toast For This New Year's Eve

Arrthur Danin Adler | Scene4 Magazine | www.scene4.com

Arthur Danin Adler

Timendi Causa Est Nescire/the cause of fear is ignorance

 

In the Ancient World, that time before Judeo-Christian morality, the steam engine, and the British Empire, Art was not usually segregated from the days and nights of journeying through life. The vast sum of it was identified with the craft of the 'artisan' who created works out of fear, by threat, for commission and the possibility of sale, often driven by the inherent ignorance of religion. The Artist as an impressionistic window into the where and why of life was uncommon and often ignored. Later, Art evolved into a primary activity of decoration, and then, for a brief time, became that impressionistic window, created for its own purpose. Eventually it morphed into the massive merchandising megalomania of today where everything is 'art' and everyone is an 'artist' and the impressionistic window of past, present and future is a disposable slide-show. Examine art by wandering through a selected chronology or displaying a static instance of a 'view with a view'. Step into a painting to know the artist without knowing the artist. Plunge into music to know the musicians and composer without knowing the musicians or composer. The prevailing impression can be summed up in the words of another Roman sage: tempus edax rerum/time, the devourer of all things.

 

New Year's Eve is thankfully short.

Happy Next Year!

 

Send Us Your
Comments On This Article

Share This Page

View other readers' comments in Letters to the Editor


Arrthur Danin Adler | Scene4 Magazine | www.scene4.com

Arthur Danin Adler is a playwright, writer and the
founding Editor of Scene4. He is the author of Medea
Noir,
directs the Talos Ensemble and produces for
Aemagefilms. More at Darcy-Kane. His latest book is
The Lyriana Nocturnes. For more of his commentary
and articles, check the Archives.

[Aka Arthur Meiselman...  Archives]

©2020 Arthur Danín Adler
©2020 Publication Scene4 Magazine

 

torchsong1-cr90Writings
Index of Danin Adler's
columns and writings in
Scene4.
Click Here for Access

 

www.scene4.com

December 2020

  Sections Cover · This Issue · inFocus · inView · inSight · Perspectives · Special Issues 
  Columns Adler · Alenier · Bettencourt · Jones · Luce · Marcott · Walsh · Letters 
  Information Masthead · Submissions · Prior Issues · Privacy · Terms · Books · Archives
  Connections Contact Us · Your Comments · Subscribe · Advertising · Your Support 

| Search Issue | Search Archives | Share Page |

Scene4 (ISSN 1932-3603), published monthly by Scene4 Magazine–International Magazine
of Arts and Culture. Copyright © 2000-2020 Aviar-Dka Ltd – Aviar Media Llc.

2020-logo-s
sciam-subs-221tf71
peta-banner-end-specisism-o1
10839713176926450913
calibre-ad1
Thai Airways at Scene4 Magazine